Awful. But what is exciting is when someone writing with talent comes along and look at the history and where we are today and talks to people go to places, and figure out a way to tell the story that makes us see thew new things with a lens we know is horrible. And telling us that gives us a way to deal with it and create a better future. I am glad you all came out. [applause] thank you for coming. When the war on drugs was being launched, the man who launched it, said there was one place in the world that proved more than any other that it was going to work. He said if you looked at this place it would prove if you crack down hard enough if you arrested enough people if you were consistently trust drugs and drug gangs would disappear. That place was baltimore. How is it working out for you . I am really glad to be here. I feel like before i start i should apologize for something. As you can tell from my voice i am not from here. And i spent a lot of time here in the United States. I
After much anticipation the chair of the federal Communications Commission has unveiled what he calls the strongest open internet protections ever proposed to the agency. We will look at this victory for Net Neutrality. Into the case of sami alarian. I was confined 23 hours a day, and sometimes for weeks, 24 hours a day. I wasnt allowed to call my family for six months. I wasnt allowed to make a single phone call. A prominent palestinian activist in florida professor sami alarian was deported from the United States this week. In one of the most controversial prosecutions of the post9 11 era, laila alarian alarian was accused, but a jury failed to convict him. Since 2003, alarian has been 5. 5 years in jail and many more under house arrest. He will join us from turkey in a broadcast exclusive. And we will speak to his daughter laila. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman the leaders of germany and france ar
Please turn off your Electronic Devices may we all rise for the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all madam president id like to take roll and please do inspector. Commissioner president loftus commissioner turman commissioner marshall commissioner dejesus is in route commissioner mazzucco commissioner president fong commissioner melara madam president you have a quorum and with us is the chief of police kwhoufr and joyce hicks. Good evening to everyone and those watching welcome to the april 8, 2015, Police Commission meeting inspector the first line item. The consent calendar received and file action. Request of the chief of police to accept a donation of 25 hundreds from Boston Properties for the special partitioned bureau request the chief of police to accept a 10 year old quarter hours for booze utilization by the mounting unit. Colleagues youll see two items for consideration on the consen
Commissioner mazzucco commissioner president fong commissioner melara madam president you have a quorum and with us is the chief of police kwhoufr and joyce hicks. Good evening to everyone and those watching welcome to the april 8, 2015, Police Commission meeting inspector the first line item. The consent calendar received and file action. Request of the chief of police to accept a donation of 25 hundreds from Boston Properties for the special partitioned bureau request the chief of police to accept a 10 year old quarter hours for booze utilization by the mounting unit. Colleagues youll see two items for consideration on the consent calendar which the inspector has laid out ill note not bans of caution one of the donation is signatory is john laughing ton the former sfpd my husbands second cousin for purposes of disclosure any questions for the chief no do i have a motion. So moved. Second. All in favor, say i. Opposed . Motion passes inspector the next line item. Line item general Pub
And to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all madam president id like to take roll and please do inspector. Commissioner president loftus commissioner turman commissioner marshall commissioner dejesus is in route commissioner mazzucco commissioner president fong commissioner melara madam president you have a quorum and with us is the chief of police kwhoufr and joyce hicks. Good evening to everyone and those watching welcome to the april 8, 2015, Police Commission meeting inspector the first line item. The consent calendar received and file action. Request of the chief of police to accept a donation of 25 hundreds from Boston Properties for the special partitioned bureau request the chief of police to accept a 10 year old quarter hours for booze utilization by the mounting unit. Colleagues youll see two items for consideration on the consent calendar which the inspector has laid out ill note not bans of caution one of the d